The term "market failure" a. refers to the dissolution of a market when firms decide to quit producing a certain product. b. refers to government's failure to enforce the property rights of households or firms that participate in a certain market. c. refers to the failure of a market to produce an efficient allocation of resources. d. means the same thing as "market power."

You are an aspiring entrepreneur looking at maslow's hierarchy of needs to determine what type of consumer-oriented business you should start. after reviewing the hierarchy, you decide that you want to open a business that caters to the most basic level of human needs as defined by maslow. based on this information, you should:

Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?

Which of the following best describes vertical integration? a. produce goods or services previously purchasedb. develop the ability to produce products that complement the original productc. develop the ability to produce the specified good more efficiently than befored. build long term partnerships with a few supplierse. sell products to a supplier or a distributor